Article 6334V Democracies need constant reform to stay strong, New Zealand has the chance to do that | Golriz Ghahraman

Democracies need constant reform to stay strong, New Zealand has the chance to do that | Golriz Ghahraman

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Golriz Ghahraman
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My member's bill that will look at political donations and expanding voting rights will soon be read in parliament. We need it to pass

Democracy is a human right that in many ways underpins all other rights.

But the symptoms of weakened democracy are all around us. Even here, in New Zealand, where we have one of the world's least corrupt and most stable democracies, we're not getting it right.

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